01677nam a22002537a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005804000090007304100080008208200230009010000190011310000210013224500240015326000370017730000280021436500290024252010360027165000140130765000210132165000130134265000230135570000220137870000230140020220411114445.0220411b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0345407288  cAloy  aeng  223a355.0092bPOWM  aColin L Powell  dJoseph E Persico  aMy American journey  aNew YorkbBallantine Booksc1996  axii,644p.bPBc17x10cm.  2Biographyb4.50c$d4.50  aColin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets. He overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the Army. The rest is history—Vietnam, the Pentagon, Panama, Desert Storm—but a history that until now has been known only on the surface. Here, for the first time, Colin Powell himself tells us how it happened, in a memoir distinguished by a heartfelt love of country and family, warm good humor, and a soldier’s directness.
My American Journey is the powerful story of a life well lived and well told. It is also a view from the mountaintop of the political landscape of America. At a time when Americans feel disenchanted with their leaders, General Powell’s passionate views on family, personal responsibility, and, in his own words, “the greatness of America and the opportunities it offers” inspire hope and present a blueprint for the future. An utterly absorbing account, it is history with a vision.  aBiography  aMilitary Science  aGenerals  aUnited States Army  aPOWELL (Collin L)  aPERSICO (Joseph E)